The Wisdom Collective
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The Wisdom Collective
@wise_collective
Using reflective dialogue in schools & beyond, to support people to think, relate and create with greater depth.
TERMINALLY ILL ADULTS (END OF LIFE) BILL SECOND READING AYES: 330 NOES: 275 Maj: 55 It passes- with a significant majority. Huge but somber moment in the chamber, the first time the Commons has voted for assisted dying. But there’s a long parliamentary passage to go.
Some years ago, I wrote this on free speech and the right to listen & to hear. It's partly dedicated to the Vietnamese dissident, Pham Doan Trang, who is still imprisoned by the Vietnamese Stalinists. uncommongroundmedia.com/freedom-of-spe…
Congratulations to President-elect Trump on his election. Scotland and the USA share many social, cultural and economic links. In that relationship, we will stand fast in support of our values of fairness, democracy and equality – ideals that America was built upon.
We gave 4yo an iPad and set it up to offer her three affordances: 1. Take pictures 2. Type in notes 3. Text with a handful of people (family, a couple of family friends) The last one is the big hit. And it is *amazing*. It is immensely developmentally valuable. Why? Well…
Dinosaur interviews Noah
How women IMAGINE they'd react to sexual harassment is wildly different from how they ACTUALLY react when harassed. Julie Woodzicka & @ProfLaFrance created sexual harassment in lab and tested how women reacted when harassed by a male interviewer in real time. What happened:🧵
Here’s the summary for my session this afternoon at CIFE XII in Rio de Janeiro.
Most parents of young kids are looking at this chart and thinking “How do I keep my kid from tracking that?”
Tree rings & human fingerprint
Ok the Friends' theme tune alleges that no one told you that life was gonna be such that you have a bad job, not much money, and an unfulfilling love life. But actually Schopenhauer did very much tell you these things. Surprised that one got past show writers tbh.